The top 27 films of 2018--current ranking (and the worst films of 2018 afterwards)
I have a preference for complex characters who are not dressed up Hollywood style, in narratives that offer surprises or challenge genres. If you agree, you'll love these movies as much as I do. Rolling ranking of top films of 2018, including two that start with "I am Not..." BlackkKlansmen-- there's so much to love about this film. First, Spike Lee has once again done something wonderful after a period of what appeared to be intentionally amateurish efforts (OK, some would argue that he went off a cliff after the Original Kings of Comedy in 2000. Anyway, it's been a long time.) Then there's Denzel Washington's son, John David Washington, who acts as well as, and dances better than, his dad. And there's the politics--in this happy story, the 1972 versions of the Charlottesville supremicists actually blow themselves up while trying to assassinate the black student leader at Colorado College. And Adam Driver at his most wonderful--"I...